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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1906
Page
8
New Orleans July 8. Shreveport won the last game of the series 7 to 4 despite heavy rains delaying the start. Brektenstein pitched well but lacked run support as the Pirates secured the final contest.
Cincinnati defeats St Louis 5 to 1 after a pitching duel between Heebe and Weimer. Besve Grady and McCarthy, Welmer and Livingston listed as battery. Umpires Carpenter and Kivu. Time 1:48. In Chicago Pittsburgh game, late rally flips result as Pittsburgh edges Chicago 3 to 1. Time 1:55. Umpires Stone and O'Day. MID-SEASON DISCOUNT offered on wigs and wireball equipment. Amateur Athletic Union announces 1900 Traverseland track championships to be held with senior Sept 9 and juniors on the Thursday or Friday before.
The national amateur golf championship will be decided this week at Englewood New Jersey. Contenders include H Chanilor Exon of Chicago the reigning champion, Walter J. Travia American champion three years, Jerome D Travis of Princeton Metropolitan champion, D E Sawyer of Chicago Harold Weber of Toledo and A B White of Boston.
Secretary Taft departed Washington tonight for Greensboro North Carolina to address North Carolina Republicans ahead of their state convention set for Tuesday.
Louisville defeated Toledo 10 to 3 in the opening game, then won 9 to 4 in the second. Columbus beat Indianapolis 3 to 0, Milwaukee triumphed 10 to 3, and Kansas City edged Minneapolis 6 to 0 in the listed matchups.
Thornton and Grant of Atlanta won the Southern tournament doubles crown defeating stronger rivals from eleven states. Hunt of Alameda captured the singles title, beating Conan Rogers of Knoxville. Local stars Lee and May Logan impressed, while Kathleen Brown of Atlanta matched Logan’s form.
Yesterday’s results show Shreveport tied New Orleans 4 to 4, Memphis defeated Little Rock 4 to 1. Upcoming games feature Atlanta in Nashville, Birmingham in Montgomery, New Orleans in Memphis, and Shreveport in Little Rock.
An East Aurora family builds a tree dining room beside their house. A platform among apple branches forms a table area with a pulley system from the pantry to move linen dishes and silverware via a large basket, making meals easier and cooler under leafy shade.
Atlanta Negroes urged to attend a mass meeting at Bethel A M E church on Auburn Avenue to promote the Negro Young People's Christian and Educational Congress. Speakers include Dr I N Rosa and others. a 200-voice chorus will perform. about 1000 are expected to travel to Washington for sessions July 31 to August 6.
A Bunton lodging scene described in Harper’s Weekly shows a weary traveler wooing a room for the night. The desk clerk offers one dollar if the guest departs at six in the morning, while the guest presses for a lower rate near fifty cents. The exchange highlights rough humor over a simple sleeping arrangement.
The Philadelphia Ledger recounts a tense scene as a muck-raker confronts a cornered citizen claiming self made wealth. The exchange turns playful with a sharp editor taunt about being mistaken for a mosquito and a light jab at Pillsbury.
A committee conference in the State Treasurer's office aims to approve a $16000 equestrian statue of General John B. Gordon with a model by Solon Borgson. The session also discusses McMichael's amendment to the McMichael act affecting local tax districts and school funding amid Georgia railroad tax disputes.
The Andrew Female College trustees elect Rev J W Malone president. He accepts, pledges active vigorous campaign to boost patronage and development. O D Dean named vice president. out of town trustees Reva J A Thomas Macon L W Colson Sandersville V F Cook Columbia L J Ballard Montesuma P Myers Ashburn and Col R F Crittenden Sheitman attend.
The piece argues that sustained attention drives individual genius and civilizational leaps. It notes attention grows with civilization, enables reformers and creators, and that societies mobilize attention through education and publicity. It also highlights object lessons and symbolic systems in religion as attention devices. A second item lists Wiesbaden as Prussia’s richest town by per capita wealth, followed by Frankfurt, Charlottenburg, Bonn, and Dusseldorf.
An illustrated science segment describes a theatrical cat transformation in a glass jar. Hydrogen sulfide emanations trigger orange color and black stripes as a pasteboard cat becomes a tiger. Antimony chloride and lead acetate coatings enable color changes, with iron sulfide and sulfuric acid driving the reaction.
Junction City Georgia announces rapid growth at the rail junction of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic and Central of Georgia lines. Promoters sell lots for homes as 400 to 600 residents move in. several new enterprises plan factories, warehouses, and services with prominent backers including Hon. C. W. Moore. The town touts a growing telephone network, concrete works, timber and farming land, a planned high school, and healthy water supply as it attracts investors and new residents.
The French grower M. Lignon explains a frost protection method using artificial smoke clouds. Basins filled with resin and pine create a dense mist that settles over vineyards to keep buds warm, with costs around 2,000 francs per fifteen acres and potential savings of 5 percent of the harvest.
In a sharp exchange a woman scolds a man for his claim about her appearance. He retorts that only an unusually handsome face could force a streetcar motor man to stop mid-block, underscoring a tense dynamic between them.
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